The Birth of Christ
The angel who appeared to Mary to tell her she would bear the Son of God.
Who is Gabriel?
“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright…” was originally written in this language.
What is German?
This sweet treat is often left out for Santa along with milk.
What are cookies?
In Elf, Buddy’s favorite food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and this sweet treat.
What is syrup?
This soft drink company helped popularize the modern image of Santa Claus in red and white.
What is Coca-Cola?
This Roman emperor ordered the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
The song that wishes you “Tidings of comfort and joy.”
What is ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’?
Americans often decorate this evergreen symbol of life with lights and ornaments.
What is a Christmas tree?
In Home Alone, Kevin sets traps for these bumbling burglars known by this nickname.
Who are the Wet Bandits?
The day after Thanksgiving known for major shopping deals.
What is Black Friday?
The gifts brought by the wise men.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
The carol that tells of “Good King Wenceslas” looking out on this day.
What is the Feast of Stephen (December 26)?
This red and white flower native to Mexico became a U.S. Christmas symbol in the 1800s.
What is the poinsettia?
In The Grinch, the Grinch lives on this mountain overlooking Whoville.
What is Mount Crumpit?
The world’s best-selling Christmas song of all time.
What is ‘White Christmas’?
The angel told Joseph to flee to this country with Mary and Jesus.
What is Egypt?
This carol was the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965.
What is ‘Jingle Bells’?
This holiday TV special first aired in 1965 and features a small, scraggly tree.
What is ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, when the sewer explosion launches the lawn Santa into the distance, what song does Aunt Bethany Sing?
What is "The Start Spangled Banner"?
This phrase describes the moment when stores begin decorating, playing music, and selling Christmas items earlier and earlier each year.
What is “Christmas creep”?
The prophet quoted in Matthew who foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Who is Micah?
The Christmas carol that mentions “Field and fountain, moor and mountain.”
What is ‘We Three Kings’?
The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” is better known by this title.
What is ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’?
In It’s a Wonderful Life, every time a bell rings, this happens.
What is “an angel gets its wings”?
The total holiday spending in the U.S. usually surpasses this many billions of dollars each year.
What is $900 (or nearly a trillion dollars unified)?